From Athens-11 Fridays to GDF

Good Morning All,

11 Fridays until GDF, or better still Friday #11 is GDF

Not much heard from Georgia she has been holding back any comments until as many here have stated she sees what takes place on field.

She and I had a early walk to the south 40 before it got to hot

It has been in the 90’s for a week now not her kind of weather.

Our deer herd has added twin fawns all legs and full of energy.

After we returned and she drained her water bowl she did make reference as did Buc about what Vegas thinks of our 2014 Dawgs

They have us favored in all games except USC

Before lying down on the AC vent her last words before nap time, we can be as good as anybody or we can stink it up. She said the answer will come in week two in Columbia

I fixed a sweet tea and pondered over her pearls of wisdom

Week One

USC plays A&M

We play Clumpsom

Week Two

USC plays East Carolina

We have a bye

On the surface Chickens have a harder time of it than we do

CJP and staff will see about everything the Ballsack has in the game with A&M

I don’t see us having to go deep into our playbook to beat the Kittens

HM turns and hands the ball off, repeat until we score

Think the bye week will help us prepare

I am sure you have seen were our players had the opportunity to
Work out with a group of Navy SEALS

Much chatter on twitter from them about lessons in leadership

Eye opener as one player stated

Don’t know of a better group to be teaching the subject

I only hope the Godfather was able to get the home studies version

See a Vet, thank them for their service. Promise you will feel better and it will be well received

Pause and give thanks

Have a great weekend and a safe week

As always “Go Dawgs”!!!

Good Morning yankeedawg1.

Think anytime there are what I would refer to as "impact changes" there is sure to be different thoughts among many. An example of that would be AM graduating. Controversial challenges to our system by some players. There are other examples, just thought a couple would do.

A very nice thing you said again about Military Personnel. That you do often and is appreciated by many.

You mention the Navy Seal's spending some time with our young men, that impresses me big time. Don't know exactly how that was arranged but someone(s) have my thanks.

The reason for the link below is to show just how hard training can be. We hear of Mat Drills and some of the things our young players go through. Not to be taken lightly, it is hard work. Then however we look at what the Seals go through in different phases and it opens eyes . . . . even "young men's eyes". That can be a "process" in itself. Phases below in the link explains how the Seals got through to most of the players on their visit to Athens.

Often the word "Leadership" is used on this board and others. It is a must, whether on foreign soil or in Sanford Stadium.

Appears "The Team" got the message across.

navyseals.com/nsw/bud-s-basic-underwater...ition-seal-training/

Maybe some did not read the following article.

www.redandblack.com/sports/uga-football-...65-0017a43b2370.html

yd1....hot up there, hot down here. Sure makes that cool brew taste mighty good.

Your Georgia is probably spot on.....we can be as good as anyone or can lay an egg with the best of them. We need consistency in a bad way. Praying Pruitt and Rocker can add to that consistency.

Looking forward the season but until they show me they can get it done, I'll remain optimistic but SUBDUED.

Got one "iced down" for ya!

Yes we still need to see how the changes shake out on the field but one can not say

That there has been several examples of how our new coaches are approaching some of are old

problems to make necessary corrections

I noticed that this military training(same company) has been used by none other than Bama

May answer your question Buc about who you need to thank. Our DC still busy and hard at

Work. I loved the fact everyone was in the pool even if you could onky hold on to tbe

Pool wall. KM tweet's after was boys go to the movies together. Men go to battle together

Life in fat city is changing for many on this team. Yea I know it's all talk different words

Used by different players. Clemson knows all about CJP be good to ask them if he is all talk


Go Dawgs

One rule in the Navy was you could not graduate Boot Camp until you qualified in the pool. Say that for this reason . . . . same formula could very well be applied to young players in football training under Pruitt/Rocker and company.

Recently looking back at some of the coaching changes in college and the effects it had on some of the programs.

Tennessee went through a spell where they were coming apart at the seams, then in comes this “dude” from the West Coast to save the day. Fans loved the new hire, no ceiling for Tennessee under Lane Kiffen. Oh well.

Auburn had some problems, in comes Chizk, somehow wins a National Championship, soon thereafter got the pink slip. Up rides Gus Malzahn, instant success, made it to the National Championship Game with many of the same players.

Same can be said for Alabama at an earlier date. Hired Nick Saban and history under his leadership proves out quickly. Now being compared to the "Bear".

Hurts me to say this . . . . urban meyer lands in Gainesville, success right away. Then the team starts to slip and urban was too sick to remain in Gainesville. In comes a former football player at UGA, Muschamp, and the results speak for themselves.

All of that takes me to this . . . .

Georgia has Mark Richt since 2001. Appears to me that Richt has had the same problems that Muschamp has had thus far at Florida. Can never seem to put the right coaches on both sides of the ball at the same time. That is not being ugly, it is simply saying that looking back over the years, leadership on ALL FRONTS has been missing in Athens. It has been said on this board that Mark Richt has spent much of his time chasing his tail. Show time is here and now in 2014.

Said in another thread this past week that the latest hires in Athens begin to look like either a beginning of something good, or decisions will have to be made about who leads the Bulldogs in the near future.

Much of what I read, and that is a lot, seems to have most of the supporters on board with Pruitt/Rocker and company. Again, not to be ugly, but it is that time of the year when those that were disgruntled in 2013’s end results begin to “mellow” a bit and of course, hope springs eternal for 2014.

For the past four or so years Pruitt has been aligned with National Championship teams. How far that will play out in Athens, won’t take long to find out. Anyone that thinks Clemson is coming to Athens to hide, don’t be fooled.

One thing that makes me feel a bit of optimism is the fact that Pruitt/Rocker and company understand “how” to get a team prepared to play. Again, not being ugly, I think that has been a serious flaw for many years in Athens, referred to as the missing ingredient(s) in any recipe to make the dish all it can be.

Here is hoping that we got it right this time around. If not, the noise will be deafening for a period of time and then we will repeat the same cycle again. Ticked off for a while, then back to all is well.

Incredible amount of talent in Athens, me thinks coaching has been the missing link.

Go Dawgs, Coach’em Up.

Much meat in your post Buc. To this day I can remember my sister who did her basic at

Bainbridge, MD. Speaking about her pool day and the look of panic in the eyes of some

Who had a real fear of water. Learn trust or pack your duffel

Genie will be out of the bottle when this group starts winning with their program

I think CMR is learning more than how to drink Red Bull from this group of assistant coaches

Nice not to be hearing any coach babble or ME player speak from those still in Athens

Go Dawgs